Archive for April, 2009

How Many Times Have I Heard These Words

2 years ago

by JR in Korea and Culture

Not spoken about the latest facial transplant, nor about the handsome guy from the A-Team.(see above) I think that in the next 7 months I am going to use this as my go to phrase when I can’t think of anything else to say.

Boss: Jason, Why haven’t you completed your report cards?
Me: It is now an issue of saving face.

Sallie Mae: Why are you behind on your loan?
Me: It is now an issue of saving face.

It is 4:00 am and I have no idea what I am doing still awake. It is now an issue of saving face.

I-130 Part 4 Quick Turn Around

2 years ago

by JR

JJ checked her email and she had received her Epacket notifying us that IV had recieved an approved I-130. It only took two days from when I dropped off her contact information for her to receive this. I was quite impressed and actually had thought that we would not see anything from the embassy for at least a week or two. I am impressed with their speediness. Now we have a ton more forms to fill out and more government certificates to track down. We are not even going to look at all of this until at least Sunday.

visa

North Korean Soccer Team Belly Ache??

2 years ago

by JR in Korea and Culture

I think the North Korean team should have passed on that second serving of 한우 or whatever their team meal consisted of. Check out KBS for more. The coach actually wanted to delay the game and move it to a neutral country.

Coach Kim Jong-hoon claimed Wednesday’s match in Seoul, in which the South edged the North 1-0, was held under irregular circumstances, citing that three of his players, including key player Jong Dae-sae, showed symptoms of food poisoning before the game